It isn’t just Brexit that has investors on edge in the U.K. It’s the possibility of a new Labour government run by an avowed socialist

It isn’t just Brexit that has investors on edge in the U.K.: It’s the possibility of a new Labour government run by an avowed socialist.

Rebel lawmakers within the Conservative Party called for a vote of no-confidence in Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday. And though Mrs. May narrowly won the secret ballot, the small margin has undermined her authority in the ongoing Brexit negotiations and strengthened calls for opposition leader, Jeremy Corbyn, to demand a general election.

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